Welcome to the Deafness Forum of Australia
Established in early 1993 at the instigation of the Federal government, the Deafness Forum is the peak body for deafness in Australia. We now represent all interests and viewpoints of the Deaf and hearing impaired communities of Australia (including those people who have a chronic disorder of the ear and those who are DeafBlind).
We highly recommend you subscribe to our free One In Six E-news, or perhaps even consider signing up to become a member!
Confused about digital TV and captions?
Posted January 15th, 2010Check out our free fact sheet, and more information about the switchover to digital TV, available at http://www.deafnessforum.org.au/index.php?q=switchover-digital-tv
Registration now open for 6th National Deafness Sector Summit 23-24 April 2010
Posted December 16th, 2009Take advantage of early bird rates, available until 12 February.
Come along to hear John Howard, Bill Shorten, Senator Rachel Siewert, Graeme Innes and many more.
Go to http://www.deafnessforum.org.au/index.php?q=national-deafness-sector-summit for program of speakers and registration form.
Hope to see you in Sydney on 23-24 April 2010 at the Grace Hotel, York St, Sydney.
2010 Deafness Forum Educational scholarship now open
Posted December 2nd, 2009Applications are now open for the 2010 Deafness Forum Educational Scholarship (close 12 Feb)
Please see http://www.deafnessforum.org.au/index.php?q=educational-scholarships for application form and details.
If you have any questions, contact our office.
Prime Minister announces NDIS feasibility study
Posted November 24th, 2009
Nicole Lawder, CEO of Deafness Forum and member of National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, with Damien Hale MP and Senator Mark Arbib at the National Disability Awards, 23 November 2009
YouTube introduces automatic captions for deaf viewers
Posted November 23rd, 2009YouTube's parent company Google has announced on its blog that automatic captions are to begin to roll out across the site.
The machine-generated captions will initially be generated in English.